Georgia State Election Board reject proposal allowing hand-marked paper ballots

WUGA | By Jeff Dantre

Published October 4, 2023 at 1:20 PM EDT

The State Election Board late Tuesday unanimously rejected a proposal to let Georgians vote with hand-marked paper ballots in instances where using touch-screen voting machines cannot guarantee privacy.

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